Becoming, part 2

Jenny thought I should save this title for Obama's re-election in four years, which I admit is a good idea. But I decided to use it now anyway for a different purpose. Anyway I may have gone through all the titles by then and be on round two (or move on to a different show to steal my titles from).

Anyway, this time I refer to "Becoming" as becoming a homebirth midwife's intern. I started about two weeks ago I guess. Its pretty cool, she lets me take blood pressure and palpate the belly, and listen to the heartbeat with a fetascope. She's also paying for me to take a neonatal resuscitation and adult CPR course, which are never bad skills to have. Anyway I've been attending a few prenatals with her to see how this works out. I'll be attending births with her as well in February. Basically right now I'm trying to figure out if this is actually doable with having two little kids. So far it has been, but its also stressful. Finding childcare is a constant worry,even though its just for Lydia since I've been taking Juliet with me. I've also just never felt this busy. Even though its exciting, I have a new appreciation for the fact that I have the luxury of staying home with my kids rather than having to get a job. We'll see how it goes after I start doing births--whether it seems like too much or not.

I think the being busy also has to do with us joining the YMCA a few months ago. I LOVE going! It feels so good to get regular exercise. When I first went I was totally intimidated, especially about weight lifting. But now I have a plan, and actually really enjoy the weightlifting. I also go to a Yoga class when I can, which is always great. Today I got to go, and it was so neat to see how much further I could stretch a pose than the last time I went. I would really like to make this an integral part of my life--something I always do, not just for a few month and then quit. I did a lot of different sports in highschool, and then after graduation I pretty much stopped. Everything. I'd forgotten how good it feels to be active! (and by active I don't mean chasing after a baby all day long making sure she doesn't choke on whatever crap she just put in her mouth). And I'm hoping that this regular exercise might help inspire me to adjust my eating habits. Right now I eat sugar and fat like they are going out of style, and miraculously I am not paying for it yet. But I know this will not always be the case so I'd love to change those habits before I find myself as fat as the demon Balthazar...